Proposed states and union territories of India
constitutional power of the Indian parliament
The constitutional power to create new states and union territories in India is solely reserved with the Parliament of India, which can do so by announcing new states/union territories, separating territory from an existing state or merging two or more states/union territories or parts of them. As of October 2025, there are 28 states and eight union territories in India.
There have been demands to create several new states and union territories. However, demanding a separate state from the administration of Indian union is punishable under secession law in India.
History
1947–56
Before independence, India was divided into British-administered provinces and nominally autonomous princely states, governed by the British administration. After Indian Independence in 1947, the provinces became part of the Indian Union and the princely states who acceded were absorbed into the Union. In 1950, after the adoption of the Constitution of India, these became part of the Republic of India with the constitution classifying the states into four categories.
During the 1950–1956 period, small changes were made to state boundaries with Bilaspur merging with Himachal Pradesh on 1 July 1954 and Chandernagore, a former enclave of French India incorporated into West Bengal in 1955. In 1953, Andhra state was split from Madras state, following the death of Potti Sriramulu and the subsequent riots, demanding a separate state for the Telugus. In 1954, French enclaves of Pondichéry, Karikal, Yanaon and Mahé were transferred to India.
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